Plasmodium booliati
Plasmodium booliati is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia. As in all Plasmodium species, P. booliati has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
| Plasmodium booliati | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| (unranked): | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | TSAR |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Infrakingdom: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Haemospororida |
| Family: | Plasmodiidae |
| Genus: | Plasmodium |
| Species: | P. booliati |
| Binomial name | |
| Plasmodium booliati Sandosham et al., 1965 | |
Taxonomy
The parasite was first described by Sandosham et al. in 1965.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Malaya.
Vectors
Not known.
Hosts
The only known host of this species is the Malayan giant flying squirrel.
References
- Sandosham A.A., Yap L.F., Omar I. (1965) A malaria parasite, Plasmodium (Vinckeia) booliati sp.nov., from a Malayan giant flying squirrel. Med. J. Malaya 20(1):3-7
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